Iran Labels Argentina Navy and Air Force as Terrorists

(Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo by Britannica)
Iran's foreign ministry has labelled Argentina's navy and air force as terrorist organisations.

The move came on Wednesday and follows Argentina's own decision in March to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terror group.

Buenos Aires has linked the IRGC to Hezbollah and to a 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.

Iran's ministry said it was acting under a 2019 law that allows it to respond against any country that labels Iranian military forces as terrorists.

It did not say what practical steps would follow, and it is not yet clear what effect the designation will have.

Earlier this month, Iran took similar action against Britain, labelling MI6 a hostile group and the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations.

That move came after Britain listed the IRGC as a terror group in July.